Arthur Wilson

Personal Information

Birthplace: Salem, OR

Service Information

Branch of Service: Army

Unit: 305th Infantry 77th Division

Theater of Operation: Pacific

Enlisted / Commissioned: Aug 28, 1942

Discharged: Mar 16, 1946

Honored By: Niece Becky Snyder Davis

Biography

Art had graduated from Oregon State University prior to joining the Army and had a degree in engineering. After his discharge he went to work for the Public Utilities Commission in Salem, Oregon. At age 54 Art was named Oregon’s first gas pipeline safety engineer. He was responsible for enforcement of construction and safety standards on nearly 8,000 miles of gas mains and transmission lines in the state at that time. He retired in 1977.